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    scoff
    /skɒf/

    verb

    • 1. speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way: "Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films"

    noun

    • 1. an expression of scornful derision: "scoffs of disbelief"

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  3. Scoff can be a verb meaning to laugh at something stupid or silly, or to eat something quickly and eagerly. Learn how to use scoff in different contexts, see translations and examples from the Hansard archive.

  4. Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the word scoff as a noun and a verb. Scoff can mean an expression of contempt, a mockery, or a greedy eating.

  5. The verb scoff is often followed by the word at ("scoff at the idea; scoff at the statement; scoff at the notion"). The verb can also mean to treat with contempt or to mock. Naysayers scoff at all kinds of theories, and grouchy old men tend to scoff for the heck of it.

  6. Scoff can be a verb meaning to laugh at something stupid or silly, or to eat something quickly and eagerly. It can also be a noun meaning laughter at someone or something. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of scoff with Cambridge Dictionary.

  7. Scoff definition: to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at). See examples of SCOFF used in a sentence.

  8. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word scoff in British and American English. Scoff can mean to speak contemptuously, to eat greedily, or to mock someone or something.

  9. Definition of scoff verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.